European Commission factsheet for manufacturers of implantable medical devices

Are you a manufacturer of implantable medical devices? Everything you need to know about the implant card and the information to be provided to the patient is summarized in the factsheet published by the European Commission.

According to the requirements introduced in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices, manufacturers of implantable medical devices must provide an implant card that allows patients to easily access relevant information about the device they have been implanted with, in the interest of transparency.

In order to assist manufacturers in the implementation of Article 18, the European Commission provides a factsheet outlining the purpose and requirements of the implant card as well as answers to frequently asked questions.

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